Red in Tooth and Claw

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Red in Tooth and Claw
Studio album by
Released28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)
Genre Avant-garde metal, alternative metal, gothic metal, doom metal, progressive metal
Length50:54
Label Dark Essence Records
Madder Mortem chronology
Where Dream and Day Collide
(2010)
Red in Tooth and Claw
(2016)
Marrow
(2018)

Red In Tooth And Claw is the sixth studio album by Madder Mortem, released on 28 October 2016 on Dark Essence Records. [1] It is the genre-defying quintet's first new full-length album since 2009. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Blood On The Sand"5:22
2."If I Could"5:16
3."Fallow Season"4:12
4."Pitfalls"5:21
5."All the Giants Are Dead"5:12
6."Returning to the End of the World"5:57
7."Parasites"3:13
8."Stones for Eyes"4:24
9."The Whole Where Your Heart Belongs"4:31
10."Underdogs"7:31

Personnel

Madder Mortem [3]

Guitars on “Red In Tooth And Claw” performed by BP M. Kirkevaag & Patrick Scantlebury

Production

Reception

Angrymetalguy.com rates the album 4.0/5.0:

"Madder Mortem‘s style is not easy to describe succinctly; switching effortlessly from crushing grooves to uncomfortable dissonance to quiet contemplation or soaring beauty, they are experts at manipulating your emotions with their skillful song-craft. The one-two punch of “Blood on the Sand” and “If I Could” that open the record showcase the Madders at their emotive peak, with off-kilter timing and uncomfortable harmonies building towards dramatic releases of tension. Though each runs for over five minutes, the shimmering guitars and arpeggiated bass-lines create a continuous sense of motion meaning that neither seems too long." [4]

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References

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